Bacteria in the gut can help protect mice against peanut food allergies, according to a new study. The findings suggest that probiotics might help treat or prevent these potentially lethal food allergies in people, researchers say. Food allergies, wh...

Ginseng, the root of the plant Panax ginseng, is one of the most commonly used herbal medicines and is often sold as an over-the-counter remedy for fatigue. Although it has been used by humans for thousands of years, more recent research has begun to...

This year's long, brutal winter may mean the country's headed for pollen eruption and a harsh allergy season in the spring, doctors say. The freezing temperatures of the prolonged winter may have delayed the blooming of trees, and now that it's final...

When Dr. Sarah Denny's son Liam was a toddler, she gave him soy milk. Liam had been diagnosed with certain food allergies, but had drunk soy milk about 200 times with no problems, Denny said. But on this particular morning, he started coughing and vo...

A smartphone that can be transformed into a lab with the ability to detect food allergens is the latest in add-on technology from inventor Aydogan Ozcan. He and his researchers are creating prototypes of these devices that turn the phones into precis...

Run out of things to be scared of? No matter: the tabloids have got you covered. A story in the UK's Sun newspaper today repeats the claims of Cornish club DJ Steve Miller, who says he's allergic to Wi-Fi - an allergy so crippling that he can barely ...

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